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The golden age of Palma de Mallorcahttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/oct/28/mallorca-palma-golden-age
With its palacios and promenades, chic restaurants and boutique hotels, Palma provides a modern take on its ancient past, making it a great winter-break destination<p>On the rooftop <em>terraza</em> of my hotel, I sit with my face to the late-September sun. The dust-pink tiles and palm trees under a thin blue sky give a touch of North Africa to the roofscape of this Mediterranean city. Behind me is the soaring facade of a Gothic cathedral, its rose window lit up in the evening light like some great exotic bloom.</p><p>Once, Palma de Mallorca was a&nbsp;low-profile destination. Palma was where you flew to for Magaluf or S'Arenal, if sun, sea and cerveza were your thing, or for Dei&agrave;, if you were a Soho boho. But as for staying there, the idea occurred only to the most intrepid of Mallorca's several million annual visitors. Then the peseta dropped. Despite presiding over a mass-tourism machine, Palma had nothing to do with those rambunctious resorts; and its <em>casco viejo</em>, the historic nucleus of the island's capital, was as charming as that of any Italian Renaissance town.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/oct/28/mallorca-palma-golden-age">Continue reading...</a>PalmaSpainEuropeTravelSeafoodLife and styleFruitFood & drinkHotelsRestaurantsCultureBars and clubsBeach holidaysSat, 27 Oct 2012 23:07:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/oct/28/mallorca-palma-golden-ageCity Image/AlamyIsland life: the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma
(known locally as Sa Seu), as seen from the old town’s social axis, the Paseo de Born. Photograph: City Image/AlamyCorbisPalma de Mallorca Cathedral at dusk. Photograph: CorbisCity Image/AlamyIsland life: the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma
(known locally as Sa Seu), as seen from the old town’s social axis, the Paseo de Born. Photograph: City Image/AlamyCorbisPalma de Mallorca Cathedral at dusk. Photograph: CorbisPaul Richardson2012-10-27T23:07:10Z